#A138CA#A138CA

#A138CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.222 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A138CA
RGB	rgb(161, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(283, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(283, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.3%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.18, 64.05, -55.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.18, 85.06, 318.85°)
OKLab	oklab(55.58% 0.1555 -0.1578)
OKLCH	oklch(55.58% 0.222 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.7710, 14.6706, 57.2872)
Luminance	0.1467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A138CA #61CA38

analogous

#5838CA #A138CA #CA38AA

triadic

#A138CA #CAA138 #38CAA1

tetradic

#A138CA #CA5838 #61CA38 #38AACA

square

#A138CA #CA5838 #61CA38 #38AACA

split-complementary

#A138CA #AACA38 #38CA58

monochromatic

#551D6B #7B299B #A138CA #B868D7 #CF99E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#A138CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#A138CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A138CA

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A138CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A138CA	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#316DC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D577E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a138ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.222 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c178db',
    500: '#a138ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a138ca;
$custom-light: #c178db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a138ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 161,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.151,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55578,
    "c": 0.22157,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A138CA

secondary

#A1CF8E

accent

#E14772

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A138CA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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